Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 18
उपमन्युतपः-निवारणप्रसङ्गः / Śiva restrains Upamanyu’s tapas (Śiva disguised as Indra)
मद्भक्तो भव विप्रर्षे मामेवार्चय सर्वदा । ददामि सर्वं भद्रं ते त्यज रुद्रं च निर्गुणम्
madbhakto bhava viprarṣe māmevārcaya sarvadā | dadāmi sarvaṃ bhadraṃ te tyaja rudraṃ ca nirguṇam
„O bester der brāhmaṇa-Seher, werde Mein Bhakta und verehre stets Mich allein. Ich werde dir alles segensreiche Gute gewähren. Gib die Vorstellung von Rudra als nirguṇa auf – als einem unpersönlichen Absoluten ohne Eigenschaften.“
Lord Shiva (Rudra) instructing a brahmarshi within the Vāyavīya philosophical dialogue
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that Shiva’s grace (anugraha) is accessed through steady bhakti and worship directed to the personal Lord (Pati). From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, liberation is not achieved by an abstract idea alone, but by devotion and the Lord’s bestowal of auspiciousness that culminates in release from pāśa (bondage).
“Worship Me alone always” aligns with saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva through worshipful forms such as the Śiva-liṅga, mantra, and pūjā. The instruction to abandon a merely nirguṇa conception indicates that the Purana prioritizes lived devotion to Shiva as Lord and giver of grace, rather than treating Rudra only as an impersonal, attribute-less principle.
The direct takeaway is nitya-arcana (daily worship): regular Śiva-pūjā of the liṅga with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a disciplined devotional routine. The verse’s stress is constancy—“sarvadā”—making worship and remembrance uninterrupted.